Bed-frame.



P. I. GOULD.

BBD FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED DBO.10, 1910.

Patented Apr. 9, 1912.

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FRANK IRVINGTON GO'U'LD, 0F 'NEW LISKEARD, ONTARIO, CANADA.

BED-FRAME.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 9, 1912.

Application led December 10, 1910. Serial No. 596,676.

To all whom 'it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK IRVINGTON GoULD, in the town of New Liskeard, in the district of Nipissing, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bed- Frames, of which the following is the specification.

My invention relates to improvements in bed frames, patented to me in the United States of America, under Number 973,349, on the 18th day of October, 1910, and the object of the invention is to devise a simple and effective bed spring and one which will be equally applicable to all the ordinary forms of bed frames.

A further object is to provide a cheaper and more easily appliedmeans whereby the spring may be tightened should it tend to sag.

My invention consists of a bed frame of ordinary form having side and end rails to which a spring is applied. The spring is provided with end bars extending across onto the side rails of the bed frame and also with a series of adjustable members with hooked ends designed to extend over the end rail of the bed frame.

To more particularly describe my invention I will refer to the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 represents the bed frame and part of the spring broken away intermediately. Fig. 2, is a sectional detail showing the hook-shaped portion of an adjustable member applied to the end rail of the bed frame. Fig. 3, is a cross section of a form of end bars secured to the bed spring adapted to be applied to the side rail where one outside surface of the angle arm is uppermost. Fig. 4, is a similar section to Fig. 3 showing a form of end bars as applied to side rails where the angle irons are in the position shown. Fig. 5, is a detail of the downwardly turned portion of the end bars shown in Fig. 4, in which they are removable, for convenience in packing. Fig. 6, is a perspective detail 'of a portion of the adjustable member as applied to the form of side and end rails shown in Fig. 4.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

A is the bed frame having end rails A and side rails A2.

B is the bed spring provided with lateral end bars O and O between which the wire of the spring is held. The end bars being suitably secured together by the rivets I).

E are the adjustable hook-shaped members extending over the end rail A of the bed frame A and provided with an upwardly turned hook E designed to extend around the lower edge of the angle iron end rail A. The portions F of the end bar of the spring which fit on the sidebar A2 are slightly dropped as shown in Fig. 3.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the ends are turned downwardly at right angles to the bars C and O as shown at F in Fig. 4.

F2 Fig. 5 is a removable end portion turned downwardly at right angles to the end bars C and C and provided with a suitable tongue F3 designed to lit into a fork at the end of the end bars C and C.

G is a suitable bolt and nut designed to secure the portion F2 to the end bars.

It will be seen from the above description what numerous advantages a device constructed according to my invention will possess.

When it is desired to apply the bed spring to the bed frame the spring is suitably anchored 'at one end and the adjustable hook-shaped members at the other end are hooked over the end rail A, and the spring drawn tauty by the adjustable hook-shaped members. To remove the spring from the frame it is only necessary to loosen the adjustable members E suflicientto allow the same to be removed from the end rail A. It it well known that two different forms of bed rail are in use. One having the right angle of the angle iron of the rail uppermost and the other having the right angle of the angle iron at the lower outside edge. My device is equally applicable to either form.

The ends of the hook-shaped member adjacent to the end bars O and O ofthe spring are bent downwardly and backwardly forming an end of triangle section E2 with sufcient space left at the center of the triangleto permit of the head of the bolt II being placed therein. It is to be understood that the bolt 4 is first inserted through the hole E3 and dropped into the slot E4 and the pad E2 bent over as shown. Should the bolt II break, however a new bolt may be inserted through the hole E8 which is of suficient size to admit the head of the bolt.

Many modifications may be made in my invention Without depart-ing from the spirit or scope of the claim, and the forms shown are to be taken in an illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

That I Claim as my invention is:

In a device of the character described, the Combination with the bed frame, having side and end rails, of angle iron form7 in which the right angle of the angle iron is on the outside lower edge of the side rails, of :i spring, end bars attached to the spring and having end apertures and downwardly turned removable supporting terminals secured to the edge of the end bars and having tongues formed thereon adapted to register with suitable apertures in the end of the end bars, it tension member secured to the spring, and a hook-shaped member Connected to tension member and adapted to extend around the end ruil of the frame, as and for the purpose speoied.

FRANK IRVINGTON GOULD.

Vitnesses B. BOYD, H. PRESTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

